FedTech

GSA Moves to Speed Up the FedRAMP Authorization Process

FedRAMP Accelerated is designed to decrease the time it takes for government cloud service providers to get approvals to operate.

FedTech

DOD Lays Out Plan to Defend Its Networks

As part of an effort to mitigate cybersecurity risks, the Defense Department’s CIO outlined priorities and a scorecard designed to ensure compliance.

FedTech

Bringing SQL Server to Linux Will Open Up Options for Federal Users

Microsoft has reached out to federal agencies to test SQL Server 2016 for those using the Linux operating system.

FedTech

GITEC 2016: Identity and Access Management Remain Key Cybersecurity Concerns

As federal agencies handle more data, determining who gets access to that information, and when, is more important than ever.

FedTech

NSA’s SDN Push

By using software-defined networking, the National Security Agency brings simplicity to network management.

FedTech

The Benefits of Visibility

Want your network to perform? It starts with a foundation of trust.

FedTech

Offensive Cyber Strategy the Right Call

The government long resisted an offensive cyber strategy, but increased threats call for a new plan.

FedTech

A Future with FITARA

Seen as the most significant Federal IT legislation in 20 years, FITARA will empower CIOs like never before.

FedTech

After the Breach: How Government Reacted to OPM

With the OPM breach and the cybersecurity sprint behind them, agencies enter a new era.

FedTech

Agencies strive for network visibility

As networks become more complex, federal leaders eye ways to gain the visibility they need.

FedTech

18F Brings a New Attitude to Government

The members of 18F are young, brilliant and changing government from the inside out.

FedTech

How Battery Technology is Charging Ahead

Solid-state batteries offer multiple improvements over lithium-ion.

FedTech

Push for Wi-Fi in National Parks Could Prove to Be an Infrastructure Challenge

There are numerous environmental, IT and network infrastructure hurdles to expanding wireless access in the parks.

FedTech

Interior Department Eyes SD-WAN Service

Agencies see the benefits of software-defined wide area networks, but need to wait until the technology appears on large networking contracts.

FedTech

Cisco: Government Upgrades Cybersecurity Protections Less Frequently Than Industry

Government agencies tend to upgrade security infrastructure less frequently than the financial services and pharmaceutical sectors, Cisco report says.

FedTech

FCC Says U.S. Is Moving the Broadband Needle, But Not Enough

New draft FCC report reveals that access to broadband continues to expand, but still lags in rural areas.

FedTech

DHS to Bring Facial Recognition Technology to Airports Nationwide

The program has started at New York’s JFK and will soon come to Washington’s Dulles.

FedTech

FedRAMP Plans to Speed Up Authorization Process for Federal Cloud Services

The program, led by the General Services Administration, also aims to be more transparent.

FedTech

2017 Budget Boosts IT Spending to $89.9 Billion, Expands U.S. Digital Service

Federal CIO Tony Scott says U.S. government now spends 8.2 percent of its IT budget on provisioned services such as cloud.

FedTech

U.S. digital registry uses MAX data-entry technology to authenticate users

Federal agencies need the new repository for third-party accounts to be secure, for both internal and external users.